St. Paul won the last time they faced Centennial, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the St. Paul Wildcats' way against the Centennial Broncos as the St. Paul Wildcats made off with a 16-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Charlee Wegner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, St. Paul got a massive performance out of Brooke Peetz, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Morgan Hawley was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Paul always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 34.4% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 45.7%.
The win made it two in a row for St. Paul and bumps their season record up to 5-5. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
St. Paul will welcome Kearney Catholic at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kearney Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Centennial, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Milford, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
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